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The Renaissance
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A revision quiz on 1st year Junior Cycle Renaissance.
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1
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Rembrandt
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
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What does the word renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Rejoice
Restart
Redo
3
Is this a medieval or renaissance painting?
Medieval
Renaissance
4
Who improved the telescope?
Ptolemy
Galileo
Nicolaus Copernicus
5
What was sfumato?
Smoke been blown on paintings to help them dry
shading added to the colour of skin in paintings
6
What is Lorenzo de Medici known for?
he was a sculptor
he was an architect
he was a patron
he was an artist
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What artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Michelangelo
Rembrandt
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
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What did Johannes Gutenberg invent?
An improved telescope
Juggling
New techniques in painting
The Printing Press
9
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist?
True
False
10
What was the theatre that Shakespeare owned called?
The Globe
The Royal Theatre
Shakespeare's Theatre
The Abbey
11
Who is this man?
Erasmus
Thomas Moore
Shakespeare
12
A fresco was painted onto what material?
wet plaster
canvas
slate
paper
13
Is this a renaissance painting or a medieval painting?
Medieval
Renaissance
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What was a patron?
a religious figure
people who paid and sponsored artists
a monarch
15
William Harvey discovered...
that bloodletting works
that the heart pumps blood around the body
that the earth is round
that the sun is the centre of the solar system
16
What was a sonnet?
A one act play
a monologue
a short love poem
17
What is the name of this sculpture?
Mother and Child
The Pieta
David
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What did Andreas Vesalius study?
The Human Body (Anatomy)
Architecture
Engineering
Birds
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What country did the renaissance start in?
Britain
Spain
France
Italy
